/*
 * This file is part of b.AMP.
 *
 * b.AMP is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * b.AMP is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with b.AMP.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef __BAMP_MESSAGE_SOURCE_HPP__
#define __BAMP_MESSAGE_SOURCE_HPP__

namespace bamp
{

    /*
     * Forward declarations.
     */
    class MessageTarget;


    /**
     * A message source is any class that generates messages and
     * forwards them to an message target.
     */
    class MessageSource {
    
    public:

        MessageSource()          {}
        virtual ~MessageSource() {}

        virtual void setTarget(MessageTarget& target) = 0;
        virtual void clearTarget() = 0;
    };

} // namespace bamp

#endif // __BAMP_MESSAGE_SOURCE_HPP__
